It was mentioned that at many schools there were Grade R educators attached though in actual fact there were no Grade R educators appointed at the identified schools - which lead to posts being vacant since there were no posts allocated to these schools. Of concern to the unions was the continued failure to resolve the temporary teachers issue in the District and the entire province. Temporary educators were terminated in December 2011 - and included unqualified educators, under-qualified educators as well as educators protected by the collective agreements of 2008. Of further concern was the divide in respect of class size between rural and urban areas, the non- appointment of substitute educators and the norms and standards in respect of school funding. Some schools were forced to become Section 21 Schools without capacitating the principals affected. The realignment/rationalisation of schools also had a negative impact, particularly in rural areas. A further concern was the restructuring of the Department and Districts to be in line with municipal boundaries.